Claremore Public Schools

Students become composers in Mrs. Keener's music class! 🎵There are many ways composing is beneficial for students, but the primary reason is that it cultivates informed musical understanding. Composing requires listening, critical thinking and creativity; all of which our students demonstrate daily! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Zebs taught Jingles an important life lesson today. You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy Chick-fil-A and that’s basically the same thing. Jingles can’t decide what to get though…QUICK, drop your go-to order in the comments and and help him out!! 👇👇👇 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #ZebsandJingles

💲💲💲Abby Sisson cashed in her Starbucks and had lunch with Principal Willard! Abby invited her friend Blakelee Cummings. Students earn Starbucks for being recognized by the Roosa Staff for a variety of behaviors including doing good deeds, helping others and showing the life principles of Great Expectations. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Claremore Public Schools will be closed for the holiday season from December 19th - January 3rd. Teachers will return (PD day) on 1/3/23 . Students return on 1/4/23.

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←STEM at TU→ 👨‍🔬Student’s participated in various STEM challenges at the Native American STEM competition held at the University of Tulsa. 🔨Student teams built catapults, egg drop systems, sling shots and worked on problem solving challenges. Students also completed in a science poster contest over the topic of “Green Energy for the Year 2050”. ♻ #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

👋Let’s welcome Lora Siever to the Zebra family in today’s New Teacher Feature! 👩‍🏫Lora Siever is a new Pre-K special education teacher at Claremont Elementary! She graduated with a Bachelors in Elementary Education from NSU. She has been teaching since 1992. 👍When asked what she likes most about working at CPS, she said, “I love that CPS is a Great Expectations district! I feel like the faculty not only teaches the life principals but LIVES them also. I love that the students are celebrated for their achievements in the classroom and are learning character traits that will help them be successful beyond the classroom.” ♥She teaches because she believes education provides stability in life, and it’s something that can never be taken away. During the childhood development stages, the importance is stronger than ever. It’s a time for children to learn social and mental skills that will be critical for their growth and success in the future. She chose to teach at CPS because “The Zebra pride in CPS is amazing! There are high levels of collaboration and communication. Teachers and staff believe that all students can learn and meet high standards. While recognizing that some students must overcome barriers, their goals are not seen as impossible to achieve. ‼Some interesting facts about Lora is she likes to camp and loves spending time in her “She-Shed on Wheels.” Her hobbies include spending time with her four-year-old granddaughter, being outside and reading. #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Mrs. Mann treated her students to Hot Chocolate after their writing prompt “How to Make Hot Chocolate." The owner of Patsy's Sno Cones paid the entire class a compliment, saying that every student was polite and appreciative. Way to be a shining example of our Great Expectations Model School, 2nd graders! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

CLAREMORE HIGH SCHOOL GRAD BASH GIVE BACK NIGHT 🐷RibCrib 📅MONDAY, DEC. 12TH ⏲4:00PM TO 9:00PM 📍1736 S LYNN RIGGS BLVD. Present this printed flyer to your server (dine-in) or host (to-go orders), or mention the Claremore High School Grad Bash Committee, then RibCrib will donate 10% of net sales generated, by your group, back to Claremore High School!! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Students had the best time at BizTown! They spent several weeks preparing for their jobs and how to be good BizTown citizens. They were able to see what it looks like to have a job, spend and keep track of money and be accountable to other businesses. It was such a great day! A huge thank you to all of our parent volunteers who helped make this day possible! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Quick-N-Easy is a popular lunch destination for many Claremore students. Zebs took Jingles for their famous pizza and an ice cream cone! It definitely lived up to the hype. 🍦🍕 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #ZebsandJingles

Site visit Sunday!! Time for Zebs to show Jingles around his stomping grounds… aka Claremore High School! Of course they started at the Christmas tree! 🎄❤ #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #ZebsandJingles

CHS DANCE TEAM TAKE STATE! Today they dance at 1:00p, 2:30p, 4:20p, and 7:20p! Come out and show your #CPSZEBRAPRIDE at the Cox Business Center - $10 entry fee.

Zebs wants to make sure that Jingles gets the full CPS experience, so he’ll be taking him by all of our wonderful sites, starting with Catalayah Elementary! #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #ZebsandJingles

At the Claremore Christmas Parade, Evyn Weston and Dallas Russell represented as Mr. and Miss Roosa! These students were chosen by their teachers to represent our Great Expectations Model School by being an example of these positive life principles! ♥We will value one another ♥We will not put each other down ♥We will use good manners ♥We will cheer each other to success ♥We will help one another ♥We will recognize each other's efforts ♥We will encourage each other to do our best Way to represent what #CPSZEBRAPRIDE is all about, Dallas and Evyn!

👋Let’s welcome Stephenie Simmonds to the Zebra family in today’s New Teacher Feature! 👩‍🏫Mrs. Simmonds is a new science teacher at Will Rogers Junior High! She graduated with a Bachelors in Education from Nicholls State University and has been teaching since 2018. 👍Her favorite thing about working at Claremore Public Schools is how supportive the staff is and how they care about the students and not just their grades. Mrs. Simmonds teaches because she wants to form relationships with the students and make a difference in their lives. She wants to help them become productive members of our community. When asked why she chose to teach at CPS, she said, “I love how supportive the administration and other teachers are.” ‼Some interesting facts about Mrs. Simmonds is she used to live very close to New Orleans and fished with the alligators in the swamps. She also has a small farm with horses, chickens, ducks, 4 dogs and 2 cats. ♥Some of Mrs. Simmonds hobbies/interests include horseback riding, photography and technology. Favorites: 🎥: Ever After 🍴: Popcorn 🍭: Snickers 🥤: Dr. Pepper 🎨: Pink 📍: Anywhere in the mountains 🚩: Saints #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

🎵🎷Fairy tales can come true. You gotta make them happen, it all depends on you!! 2nd graders at Claremont are dancing through their Fairy Tale unit and preparing for their very first Ball! Students are learning about the different components of a Fairy Tale and the different types of dances they will do at the ball. We have a feeling this magical unit will end ✨Happily ever after ✨ #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Catalayah students and staff must have made the nice list this year ✔🎅 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE

Update… the Claremore Fire Department had to come rescue Jingles after he climbed to the top of the Ne-Mar Christmas tree and couldn’t get back down. Hope the view was worth it Jingles!! 🎄🚒 #CPSZEBRAPRIDE #ZebsandJingles

⏮Throw back Thursday to the CPS version of the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade! 🎈Check out these beautiful balloons created by some of our 2nd grade students! Which one is your favorite? #CPSZEBRAPRIDE